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Wed as a noun: - 1
wed as a verb: - 1
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wedding
noun
1 wedding
The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed.
synonyms: hymeneals, nuptials, wedding ceremony.
Roget 903:
marriage,
matrimony,
wedlock,
union,
intermarriage,
miscegenation,
the bonds of marriage,
vinculum matrimonii [Lat.],
nuptial tie.
married state,
coverture,
bed,
cohabitation.
match;
betrothment
etc.
(promise)
768;
wedding,
nuptials,
Hymen,
bridal;
espousals,
spousals;
leading to the altar
etc.
v.;
nuptial benediction,
epithalamium†;
sealing.
torch of Hymen,
temple of Hymen;
hymeneal altar;
honeymoon.
bridesmaid,
bridesman†,
best man;
bride,
bridegroom.
married man,
married woman,
married couple;
neogamist†,
Benedict,
partner,
spouse,
mate,
yokemate†;
husband,
man,
consort,
baron;
old man,
good man;
wife of one's bosom;
helpmate,
rib,
better half,
gray mare,
old woman,
old lady,
good wife,
goodwife.
feme [Fr.],
feme coverte [Fr.];
squaw,
lady;
matron,
matronage,
matronhood†;
man and wife;
wedded pair,
Darby and Joan;
spiritual wife.
monogamy,
bigamy,
digamy†,
deuterogamy†,
trigamy†,
polygamy;
mormonism;
levirate†;
spiritual wifery†,
spiritual wifeism†;
polyandrism†;
Turk,
bluebeard†.
unlawful marriage,
left-handed marriage,
morganatic marriage,
ill-assorted marriage;
mesalliance;
mariage de convenance [Fr.].
marriage broker;
matrimonial agency,
matrimonial agent,
matrimonial bureau,
matchmaker;
schatchen [G.].
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Dutch: huwelijk, bruiloft, trouwdienst
Polish: gody, wesele
2 wedding
3 wedding
Moby thesaurus: Anschluss, Gretna Green wedding, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, amalgamation, assimilation, association, banns, blend, blending, bridal, bridal suite, bridechamber, cabal, cartel, centralization, chuppah, church wedding, civil ceremony, civil wedding, coalescence, coalition, combination, combine, combo, composition, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, ecumenism, elopement, embodiment, encompassment, enosis, epithalamium, espousals, espousement, federalization, federation, forced marriage, fusion, honeymoon, hookup, hymen, hymeneal, hymeneal rites, inclusion, incorporation, integration, junction, junta, league, marriage, meld, melding, merger, nuptial apartment, nuptial mass, nuptial song, nuptials, package, package deal, prothalamium, saffron veil, shotgun wedding, solidification, spousal, spousals, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synthesis, tie-up, unification, union, wedding canopy, wedding song, wedding veil ... show more.
wed
noun
1 Wed
The fourth day of the week; the third working day.
synonyms: Midweek, Wednesday.
Dutch: woensdag
Polish: środa
verb
1 wed
Take in marriage.
synonyms: conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry.
Roget 903:
marry,
wive,
take to oneself a wife;
be married,
be spliced;
go off,
pair off;
wed,
espouse,
get hitched [U.S.],
lead to the hymeneal altar,
take 'for better for worse',"
give one's hand to,
bestow one's hand upon.
marry,
join,
handfast†;
couple
etc.
(unit)
43;
tie the nuptial knot;
give away,
give away in marriage;
seal;
ally,
affiance;
betroth
etc.
(promise)
768;
publish the banns,
bid the banns;
be asked in church.
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Dutch: huwen, in de echt verbinden, trouwen, zich in de echt verbinden
2 wed
Perform a marriage ceremony:
— We were wed the following week.
synonyms: marry, splice, tie.
Dutch: huwen, trouwen
adjective
1 wed
Having been taken in marriage.
synonym: wedded.
Moby thesaurus: affiliate, ally, apply, arrange a match, associate, band together, be in cahoots, be made one, be spliced, become one, bind, bracket, bunch, bunch up, cabal, catch, cement a union, centralize, club, club together, combine, come together, confederate, conjoin, connect, consociate, conspire, contract matrimony, correlate, couple, draw a parallel, equate, espouse, federalize, federate, gang, gang up, get hitched, give away, go in partners, go in partnership, hitch, hook up with, identify, intermarry, interrelate, interwed, join, join forces, join fortunes with, join together, join up with, join with, league, link, make a match, make one, marry, match, mate, miscegenate, nuptial, organize, pair, pair off, parallel, parallelize, partner, relate, relativize, remarry, rewed, splice, stand together, stand up with, take to wife, team up with, team with, throw in with, tie, tie in with, tie up with, unionize, unite, unite in marriage, unite with, wive, yoke ... show more.
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